The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18
THE HAWAIIAN REVOLUTION
The Pacific Coast Anxiously Awaiting
News from Kalakaua's Domain.
Uncertainty as to the. Course of the Revolu-
tion-It May Have Ended Without Blood
shed, and 1t May Result in Civil War.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE curtain at the
end of the second act of he'ereat Hawaiian drama
dropped at the most critical juncture and its
next uprising is anxiously awaited. Whether
it will rise to display scene of carnage or the
beautiful figure of white-robed peace is difficult
to predict The last steamer which brought
news from Honolulu left there at o'clock on
the afternoon of July 5, and at o'clock King
Kalakaua was to have been presented
with the ultimatum of signing tho
new constitution, which is very objection
able to him, or, failing to do so, the
alternative of possible civil Surmises as
to what his action in the matter has been are AS
varied as they are numerous, no two persons
having exactly the same IDEAS Should the King
persist in his refusal to sign tho new constitu-
ton the revolutionary party is known to be so
determined that the Kings person and perhaps
his throne will be endangered. The King builds
great hopes on the opportune arrival OF English
men-of-war, on which he relies. ap-
parently, not only for personal protec-
ton, but for assistance. On the former
he can count. perhaps, but not on the latter, IS
the treaty signed 1843 with France and
England provides that the two nations engage
reciprocaly to consider the Sandwich Islands as
independent. and never to take possession,
neither strictly under the title of protectoratc
nor under any form. of any part of the territory
OF which they are composed. This treaty was
recognized and concurred in by the United States
in 1874, and is still in existence. England being
debarred by this treaty from establishing
protectorate over the Sandwich Islands, is rot
likely, from purely phlanthropic motives.
to render aid to King kaiakaua. In
all probability, the King will yield to the demand
to sign the constitution and things will then
hair WI ted nvl1of in ma ff1r
ally piQued and angry at having to bow his head
before the storm of public indignation, but as
soon as his amity RECEIVERS he will come to think
l. is more agreeable to be king, even though
hedgsd in with high and strong constitutional
fence, than to have to work for living at some
other business. Again, the King may rely on
the augmen tation to his standard of natives who
would be disfranchised by the new constitution,
and defy the revolutionists as predicted last
week he would do if possible. Gibson, though
imprisoned. attempted to incite the natives to
rise up against the revolutionists, but his
tions were quickly nul,ified and he is now more
closely confined and quartered.
gentleman from San Francisco who secured
an audience with Kalakaua shortly before the
sailing of the Australia, reports that for man
whose throne is in danger OF being overthrown,
he seems to be remarkably at ease. He denied
in toto the story about the opium deal, and ap-
parently never lost his temper. even when ques-
toned closely regarding this scandal His
visitor. however, after half-hours conversation
with him, came away thoroughly convinced that
it was easier for his Majesty to lie than to tell
the truth. There seems TO be a general opinion
that the monarchy will end with the present
King. in case he retains his throne through the
present difficulty. If he does not retain it the
change may be sooner
In view of the present troubles it may be in
teresting to note the composition of the popula-
ton of the Hawaiian kingdom. According to
the latest census the population is so, 578 OF
these. 40, OH fulbood Hawaiians and 4,21S
are half breeds. and the remaining So SAG
foreigners. OF the foreigners the Chinese num-
Der IL, 937: Portuguese. 9.377; Americans, 2.066;
Germans. 1,600; and British, ], 282. Other
tons have only few representatives. The
next stea mer from Honolulu will be due
Aug. 6. when the third act of
the drama will be produced Col.
Charles Sontag. the agent of the United
States Cartridge Company in this city, has
received order from William Simond & Co.
for several thousand cartridges. to be shipped by
the first steamer, .he Australia, which sails on
Tuesday next They supposed to have been
ordered by the Hawaiian authorities in anticipa-
ton of trouble. The navy department sent
large quantity OF supplies Friday by the
steamer Granada to the war vessel Juniata,
which is stationed at Acapulco. AS soon
tho supplies received the Juniata will pro-
coed Immediately to Honolulu in accordance
with recent orders of the Pacific squadron to
congregate at that point